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ICR-3231

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Document No. MAN-0039-EN, revision from November 17, 2022. Released in the Czech Republic.

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Summary of Contents for ICR-3231

Page 1: ...LTE Industrial Router ICR 3231 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Advantech Advantech Czech s r o shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnish ing performance or use of this manual All brand names used in this manual are the registered trademarks of their respective owners The use of trademarks or other designations in this publication is fo...

Page 3: ...c situations Information notice Useful tips or information of special interest GPL license Source codes under GPL license are available at https icr advantech cz source code address Advantech Czech s r o Sokolska 71 562 04 Usti nad Orlici Czech Republic Document No MAN 0039 EN revision from November 17 2022 Released in the Czech Republic ii ...

Page 4: ...ard Slots 14 2 2 Antennas 15 2 3 Ethernet Interfaces 15 2 4 Power Supply 16 2 5 Low Power Mode 17 2 6 Serial Interfaces and I O Port 18 2 7 LED Status Indication 20 2 8 Reset Functions 21 3 First Use 22 3 1 Powering up the Router 22 3 2 Router Configuration 22 4 Technical Parameters 24 4 1 Basic Parameters 24 4 2 Standards and Regulations 25 4 3 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions 26 4 4 Param...

Page 5: ...ICR 3231 Appendix B Customer Support 33 Appendix C Regulatory Safety Information 34 Appendix D Related Documents 36 iv ...

Page 6: ...iFi and GNSS 6 8 Basic dimensions of the router box 9 9 Basic dimensions of the router box 9 10 Rotated Wall Mounting Clips 11 11 Removing from the DIN rail 12 12 Label Example 13 13 SIM Cards Insertion 14 14 Ethernet Connector Pinout 15 15 Power connector 16 16 Connection of power supply 16 17 Serial I O connector 18 18 Functional scheme of the binary interface 19 19 Resetting the Router 21 20 Ro...

Page 7: ...of power connector 16 8 Connection of RS485 18 9 Connection of I O 18 10 Connection of RS232 18 11 Status indication 20 12 Basic parameters 24 13 Standards and regulations 25 14 Type tests and environmental conditions 26 15 Technical parameters of cellular module 27 16 Technical parameters of GNSS 28 17 Technical parameters of WiFi 28 18 Technical parameters of Bluetooth 29 19 Other technical para...

Page 8: ...tion of the router may be done via a password protected Web interface Web in terface provides detailed statistics about the router s activities signal strength detailed system log etc The router supports the creation of VPN tunnels using IPSec OpenVPN and L2TP to ensure safe communication DHCP NAT NAT T DynDNS NTP VRRP control by SMS backup primary connection and many other functions are supported...

Page 9: ...ples The router is primarily intended for these four basic situations I Access to the Internet from LAN Figure 1 Access to the Internet from LAN II Backed up access to the Internet from LAN Figure 2 Backed up Access to the Internet 3 ...

Page 10: ...ICR 3231 III Secure networks interconnection or using VPN Figure 3 Using VPN Tunnel IV Serial Gateway Figure 4 Serial Gateway 4 ...

Page 11: ...ctor for the diversity and main antennas of the cellular module see Chapter 2 2 and Chapter 4 4 for cellular module parameters 6 WiFi GNSS SMA R SMA One SMA connecor for the GNSS antenna and two R SMA connectors for the WiFi antennas See Chapter 2 2 for more information Chap ter 4 5 for GNSS parameters and Chapter 4 6 for WiFi parameters 7 DIN clip DIN rail clip included as standard accessories se...

Page 12: ... versions are available in metal box Router versions SIM BIN BOUT ETH WiFi GNSS RS232 RS485 Version without WiFi and GNSS 2 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x Version with WiFi and GNSS 2 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x Table 2 Router versions Figure 6 Version without WiFi and GNSS Figure 7 Version with WiFi and GNSS 6 ...

Page 13: ... 3200 ICR 3231 ICR 3231W LTE module for EMEA 2x ETH 1x BI 1x BO 2x SIM reader WiFi GNSS Table 3 Order Codes Overview 1 6 Product Revisions For the HW revision history see the table below The revision number is printed on the packaging and product labels Rev Description 1 0 Initial version revision not printed on the labels 2 0 New design of the mainboard see PCN 2022 01 for details Table 4 HW Revi...

Page 14: ...R 3231 or ICR 3231W router 1 pcs 2 DIN holder screwed on the router 1 set 3 Wing for wall mounting screwed on the router 2 pcs 4 2 pin terminal block for power supply deployed on the router 1 pcs 5 10 pin terminal block for RS232 RS485 and I O deployed on the router 1 pcs 6 Printed Quick Start Guide 1 pcs Table 5 Contents of package 8 ...

Page 15: ...nsions For the dimensions of the product in metal and plastic boxes see the figures below Note that all sizes are measured in millimeters Figure 8 Basic dimensions of the router box Figure 9 Basic dimensions of the router box 9 ...

Page 16: ...oard For whip antennas it is recommended to observe a minimum distance of 6 cm from ca bles and metal surfaces on every side in order to avoid interference When using an external antenna separate from the switchboard it is necessary to fit a lightning conduc tor When mounting a router on sheet steel we recommend using a cable antenna For all cables we recommend to bind the bunch and for this we re...

Page 17: ...clips Two wall mounting clips are assembled to the router during the production and need to be roteted as shown of Figure 10 There are two wholes on the clip with a diameter of 5 millimeters For detailed information about the mounting dimensions see Chapter 1 8 When mounting the wall mounting clip tighten the screws with max torque of 0 4 Nm Figure 10 Rotated Wall Mounting Clips 11 ...

Page 18: ...clip tighten the screws with max torque of 0 4 Nm To remove the router from the DIN rail it is necessary to lightly push down the router so that the bottom part of the DIN rail clip hitched to the DIN rail get out of this rail and then fold out the bottom part of the router away from the DIN rail Figure 11 Removing from the DIN rail 12 ...

Page 19: ...ICR 3231 1 12 Product Label An example of the product label with all the information printed on it is in the figure below Figure 12 Label Example 13 ...

Page 20: ...Access Point Names adjusted The SIM card changing procedure is described below Type of SIM cards Mini SIM 2FF 25 0 x 15 0 x 0 76 mm Inserting the SIM card Always disconnect the router from the power supply before handling the SIM card Unscrew two screws on the SIM card cover and remove the cover To remove an inserted SIM card use the flat end of a spudger or your fingernail press the SIM card slig...

Page 21: ...open end and can damage the equipment Recommended tightening moment for screwing the antenna to the SMA connectors is 0 9 Nm The diversity antenna improves the radio capability of the router at low signal strength 2 3 Ethernet Interfaces The panel socket of RJ45 is used for Ethernet interface The pinout of the socket is shown in Figure 14 and described in Table 6 Figure 14 Ethernet Connector Pinou...

Page 22: ...y The negative pole of the DC power supply must be at the same voltage reference as the grounding screw If not a voltage difference between these two points might damage the router and only an authorized service center can fix it For correct operation it is necessary that the power source is able to supply a peak current of 1 2 A Unit has to be supplied by a power supply specified as a Limited Pow...

Page 23: ...r LPM Low Power Mode is a router mode where the router is in sleep mode with minimal power consumption see Chapter 4 1 for the LPM consumption The router can be woken up from this mode by a signal applied to the BIN0 input or after a predetermined period of time Putting the router into LPM mode can be done using the lpm command see Commands and Scripts application note for more details 17 ...

Page 24: ...router Without termination re sistors signal reflections off the unterminated end of the cable can cause data corruption Termination resistors also reduce electrical noise sensitivity due to the lower impedance Pin Signal mark Description 4 BIN BINARY IN 5 BOUT BINARY OUT Table 9 Connection of I O Pin Signal mark Description 6 RXD IN 7 CTS IN 8 GND GROUND 9 RTS OUT 10 TXD OUT Table 10 Connection o...

Page 25: ...ICR 3231 The functional scheme of connection for the binary input and binary output is drawn on the picture below Figure 18 Functional scheme of the binary interface 19 ...

Page 26: ...linking On On On Fast blinking SIM is selected router waits for data connection 4G technology 3G technology 2G technology SIM card problem missing SIM card or PIN code not entered SIM2 Green Green Orange Red Red Blinking On On On Fast blinking SIM is selected router waits for data connection 4G technology 3G technology 2G technology SIM card problem missing SIM card or PIN code not entered USR Gre...

Page 27: ...configuration of the router press and hold the RST button for more than 4 seconds After that the PWR LED turns off and on again We recommend holding the RST button for 1 second after turning on the PWR LED Emergency Factory Reset If the router cannot boot up due to the incorrect configu ration turn off the router disconnect the power supply Then push and hold the RST button turn on the router and ...

Page 28: ...outer for its default password1 Log in to the web interface by the root user and his password If logged in successfully the user will have access to the router web interface see Figure 20 See the configuration manual 2 of the router for a detailed description and examples of the router configuration After logging on to the device for the first time we strongly recommend changing the default passwo...

Page 29: ...ICR 3231 Figure 20 Router s Web Interface A detailed description of the router settings in the web interface can be found in the configura tion manual of the router 23 ...

Page 30: ...RTC CR1225 Consumption of the router with WiFi mod ule 9 V Idle Average Peak Sleep mode 2 6 W 4 3 W 5 8 W 20 mW1 Dimensions of device 31 2 x 94 x 129 mm 1 23 x 3 7 x 5 08 DIN rail clip dimensions DIN 35 mm EN 60715 Weight Metal box 480 g 1 05 lbs for non WiFi version 500 g 1 1 lbs for WiFi version Antenna connectors 2x SMA for LTE 50 Ω 1x SMA for GNSS 50 Ω 2x R SMA for WiFi 50 Ω User interface 2x ...

Page 31: ...EN 303 413 EN 301 893 EN 300 328 EMC EN 301 489 1 EN 301 489 19 EN 301 489 52 EN 301 489 17 EN 61000 6 2 EN 61000 6 4 Safety UL EN AS NZS 62368 1 Transportation E Mark E8 homologation number 10R 05 10350 EN 45545 2 Railway EN 50155 A1 OT4 ST1 H1 Cat 1 Class B S1 C1 L4 PD2 K2 PC2 National CE UKCA compliant Environmental REACH RoHS3 and WEEE compliant Table 13 Standards and regulations 25 ...

Page 32: ...N 61000 4 5 Ethernet ports Power ports 1 kV crit A shielded cab 2 kV crit A RF conducted EN 61000 4 6 All ports 10 V m crit A 0 15 80 MHz Radiated emission EN 55032 Enclosure Class B Conducted emission EN 55032 DC power ports Ethernet ports Class B Class B Dry heat EN 60068 2 2 75 C 40 rel humidity Cold EN 60068 2 1 40 C Damp heat EN 60068 2 78 95 rel humidity 40 C Vibration EN 60068 2 64 ed 2 Vib...

Page 33: ...SPA Supported frequencies B8 900 MHz B1 2100 MHz Bit rates 42 Mbps DL 5 76 Mbps UL UMTS parameters Supported frequencies B8 900 MHz B1 2100 MHz Bit rates 384 kbps DL 384 kbps UL EDGE parameters Supported frequencies 900 MHz 1800 MHz Data throughput max 236 8 kbps GPRS parameters Supported frequencies 900 MHz 1800 MHz Data throughput max 85 6 kbps Table 15 Technical parameters of cellular module An...

Page 34: ... GNSS 4 6 Parameters of WiFi WiFi Antenna connector 2x R SMA 50 Ω MU MIMO Supported WiFi bands 2 412 to 2 472 GHz 5 180 to 5 825 GHz Standards IEEE 802 11b 802 11b g 802 11b g n 802 11a 802 11a n 802 11ac 2 4 GHz supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 GHz supported channels 36 40 44 48 149 153 157 161 165 Type of device Access point Station Security Standards WEP WPA WPA2 WPA3 802 1X S...

Page 35: ... Data Rate Bluetooth 4 2 Bluetooth Low Energy or BLE Bluetooth Data Rates Supported 1 2 3 Mbps Bluetooth Modulation GFSK 1 Mbps Pi 4 DQPSK 2 Mbps 8 DPSK 3 Mbps Encryption support AES Table 18 Technical parameters of Bluetooth 4 8 System Configuration Other technical parameters CPU Cortex A8 1 GHz 2 DMIPS per MHz Flash memory Available memory space 1 862 MB 2x 256 MB FW 512 MB User data storage 838...

Page 36: ... the neighbouring cells have a similar signal strength you will need to use a directional antenna For proper operation the signal levels have to be good Try to enable automatic ping from the router which will check the connection when there are no data running and in the case of a failed ping restart the connection This can be done on the Mobile WAN Configuration page in the router in the Check co...

Page 37: ...e with router s IP address You can verify a Firewall by accessing remotely to the router s Web interface The operator may not provide the address of DNS server and without DNS server s address it is impossible to connect to the dyndns org server The following mes sages will be shown in the System Log DynDNS daemon started Error resolving hostname no such file or directory Connect to DynDNS server ...

Page 38: ...ers only You can use SFTP on all routers to transfer files to from the router If having troubles with FTP on v2 routers make sure you have FTP enabled Configuration section Services FTP Then you can connect with any client on port 21 with name and password same as for the Web interface If having troubles with SFTP make sure you have SSH enabled Configuration section Services SSH Then you can conne...

Page 39: ...eu Web www advantech com Customer Support for NAM Advantech B B SmartWorx 707 Dayton Road Ottawa IL 61350 USA Phone 1 800 346 3119 Monday Friday 7 a m to 5 30 p m CST Fax 1 815 433 5109 E mail support advantech bb com Web www advantech bb com Customer Support for Asia Phone 886 2 2792 7818 1299 Monday Friday 9 a m to 5 30 p m UTC 8 Fax 886 2 2794 7327 E mail icg support advantech com tw Web www ad...

Page 40: ... expose the router to extreme ambient conditions Protect the router against dust moisture and high temperature Only routers with appropriate certification and labelling should be used in locations where flammable and explosive materials are present including gas stations chemical plants or locations in which explosives are used We remind users of the duty to observe the restrictions concerning the...

Page 41: ...inimize the environmental impact This product contains high quality materials and components which can be recycled At the end of it s life this pro duct MUST NOT be mixed with other commercial waste for disposal The device contains a battery Re move the battery from the device before disposal The battery in the device needs to be disposed of apart accordingly Check the terms and conditions of your...

Page 42: ...d Documents 1 Quick Start Guide for ICR 3200 Platform 2 Configuration Manual for ICR 3200 Platform EP Product related documents and applications can be obtained on Engineering Portal at https icr advantech cz download address 36 ...

Page 43: ...lies with Radio Equipment Regulations 2017 S I 2017 No 1206 We Advantech Czech s r o declare that the radio equipment narrated in this user s manual complies with Directive 2014 53 EU The full text of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available at the following internet address icr advantech cz eudoc ...

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